The Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health promotes mental health for all New Yorkers
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FollowCheck out OCMH’s NEW Peer Support Workers (PSWs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) Listening and Feedback Tour Report!
PSWs and CHWs are on the frontlines of community mental health, providing critical, direct support to those in need. Their feedback and experiences are vital to improving mental health care and ensuring that the people driving these efforts receive the support they need to make a real impact.
This report offers a detailed overview of the Listening and Feedback Tour, highlighting direct quotes and valuable insights from both PSWs and CHWs. It also presents key recommendations based on their expressed needs, helping to shape future support and services.
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Learn more about NYC 988 (Formerly NYC Well)
How to get mental health and substance use services in NYC
Free trainings for social services providers
Calling all social workers - join the B-HEARD team
Learn more about NYC 988 (Formerly NYC Well)
The #988Lifeline is here to support you. No matter what‘s on your mind—and no matter when you want to talk. Connect with someone who is ready to listen and support you.
Learn moreHow to get mental health and substance use services in NYC
As New Yorkers, we look out for each other. If you need help or want to help someone who needs mental healthcare, get started with our guide, produced with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and NYC Health + Hospitals. Low or no-cost mental health services are available in many languages, in neighborhoods across NYC — regardless of insurance coverage, age, immigration status, or ability to pay.
Use this guide to find the right support, right nowFree trainings for social services providers
The Academy for Community Behavioral Health provides training, coaching, and technical support that equip social service providers to proactively address behavioral health. Courses focus on relevant, actionable behavioral health tools. They range from brief trainings to comprehensive certificate programs, and support growth for individuals, teams, and organizations.
The Academy’s free courses are open to all New York City nonprofit social service providers, including community-based organizations and City or State agencies.
Register for a course todayCalling all social workers - join the B-HEARD team
B-HEARD — the Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division, which pairs mental health professionals with FDNY EMTs to respond to 911 mental health calls is hiring social workers.
Learn more and join the team to be a part of NYC’s transformative approach to mental healthConnect to support
NYC 988
Free and confidential mental health and substance misuse support is available 24/7 in over 200 languages.
Crime Victim Advocates
Available to help people harmed by crime deal with the emotional, physical and financial aftermath.